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bajadock
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Baja from the Noise!
Stealing Dennis' thread, "Baja from the NOSE", I am always interested in the sounds that surround me.
I prefer the crashing waves and barking seals, but, the roofop speakers and various car sirens and alarms also amuse me.
What's your sound of Baja?
[Edited on 6-28-2013 by bajadock]
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oldjack
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The screaming/yelling emitted by the staff in the many cocinas of the taco joints I patronize... you get a good laugh at who's fault the supplies
didn't get delivered or why "Jose" couldn't get to work.... my second most favorite sound is the soft bell that rings letting me know that the airline
has parked and I can get off and start my next baja adventure
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bajamigo
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Horns
Geez Doc, I think what I find fascinating is the different horns/sounds that each propane truck has. Every one is a little different so you can tell
which vendor is coming by the sound, before you even see their vehicle.
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Paulina
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First thing that came to my mind was the clicker on my fishing reel going off!
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\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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toneart
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Good topic!
Horns, vehicles unencumbered by mufflers, truck Jake-brakes and barking dogs.
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DanO
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The crunch of gravel under your boots.
Cicadas.
Wind whipping around brick corners.
Seagulls.
The whine of a panga outboard offshore.
A chair scraping across a tile floor.
The soft pop and hiss of a cerveza being opened.
The passing clatter of an ancient pickup on a washboard road.
Snoring.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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bajajudy
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We have a propane truck that comes through our barrio that plays the theme from the Lone Ranger and then yells GAAAAAAAAAAS which, of course, sounds
like gauze.
My favorite is the tamal lady. She has such an alluring voice and pretty good tamales too.
I miss the water guys and the tortilla guy who had a burgler alarm as his noise. Neither come anymore. We now have a tortilleria and my neighbors
drink the water that comes out of the tap(too much chlorine for my taste but no longer poison)
My most unfavorite noise is jake brakes on the trucks going to and from the construction of the marina.
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David K
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The cook at Tacos el Yaqui (in Rosarito) making dog and cat sounds while chopping up the carne asada! 
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Wiles
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Silence
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Martyman
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The sound of an aluminum lawn chair caught in a big wind and clattering across the desert.
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DENNIS
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When I lived in Ensenada, the knife sharpeners would walk the streets with their sharpening wheels, blowing a short tune through what was like a Pan
Flute. It was a fun sound and could be heard two blocks away. They don't come out to Punta Banda.
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Tomas Tierra
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Rocks pinging off the undercarraige as I make my way down my favorite dirt road.
And the subsequent sound of my wife cursing as her beer goes flying
[Edited on 11-9-2007 by Tomas Tierra]
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Skipjack Joe
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1. The whooshing sound of your panga at 5:30 in the morning heading out into the darkness.
2. c-cks crowing at first light.
3. that yip yip yiping cry of an osprey.
4. No frene con motor  Grrrrrrr! No likey.
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Russ
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The giggles of kids playing with my dog.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Mango
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The roar of an old diesel engine...
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Natalie Ann
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The simple sounds of Mexicans in conversation all around me. I find that to be especially soothing "noise".
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Don Alley
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The jingle music of the "Las Parras" water truck, followed by the frantic barking of our ever-vigilant dog.
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bajaboolie
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The sound of the soft waves in Coyote Bay, the pelicans "punking" the water. Doves and other birds, and believe it or not--I like the grinding sound
of the trucks as they decend the hill coming North through Coyote Bay. It reminds me "I'm in Baja!!"
The sound of the ceiling fans at night and the 'clink, clink, clink' of the little metal chain that hangs from it. (the fan keeps those endearing
braking trucks from waking me up in the middle of the night!)
That's a start, anyway.
Bajaboolie
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Dave
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Is everyone deaf?
When you guys are through with the romance and fantasy maybe we could have a serious discussion about noise pollution. It's endemic, pervasive and
rude.
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DENNIS
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People hear what they want to hear.
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